George Hotel, Higher Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3JD
Approved on 10 July 2014
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
New signage to replace the existing
- Submitted
- 28 April 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Shaftesbury West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation7 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 73 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at GEORGE HOTEL, HIGHER CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JD. Dorset has handled 404 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,010 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.
95% of advertising applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DT9 3JD
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sherborne
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 April 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 7 June 2014
- Consultation end
- 7 June 2014
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sherborne Conservation Area 1
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201617 Oct
Retention of the existing flooring across the ground floor and works to the original fireplace including…
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/16/002299 - 20141 May
New signage & lighting to replace the existing
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/14/001086 - 201213 Dec
Works to replace roof lights
ApprovedListed building consent1/D/12/001622
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